Li Tong is 36 years old.

He lives in a small apartment with his wife and young daughter in

Shanghai, a city with a population of fifteen million people. He works in a factory near the
port that makes telephones for a big demand that exists in the new China. Lis apartment
is very small. He and his wife sleep in the one bedroom and their daughter sleeps in a
small bed in the living room. Lis factorys going very well and Lis salary is increasing. Now
he has a television, a telephone, and a washing machine. His wife wants to work and shes
looking for a job. His daughter goes to a public school every day near their house. Her
grandfather comes to their house at 8:30 every morning and takes her to school. He takes
her home again at 1:00 oclock for lunch and takes her back to school at 2:00. Her last
class ends at 5:00. And the grandfather takes her home again. The grandfather has lunch
every day with his granddaughter. Li goes to work every day by bicycle. He leaves home at
5:00 oclock in the morning. It takes him almost an hour to get to the factory. He works
there from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. he gets back home at 3:00 oclock. He takes some food
to work every morning. His wife prepares the food the night before and puts it in Lis
shoulder bag. He usually eats a chicken sandwich, but sometimes his wife doesnt have
any chicken. In these cases, she prepares tofu, a popular food made from soy beans. Li
lives relatively well in comparison with the majority of people in Shanghai. He is a member
of a new middle class that is starting to appear in China.

Activity 3
Match each phrase below to the person it is related to. Write L for Li, W for his wife, D for
his daughter, G for the grandfather, LW for Li and his wife.
___G__ takes the girl to school
___G__ has lunch every day with the girl
___LW__ sleep in the only bedroom
____W_ prepares food for Li to take to work the next day
____L_ works in a factory
____L_ gets back home from work at 3:00
____L_ is 36 years old.
____G_ takes the girl home for lunch
____W_ is looking for a job
____L_ goes to work by bicycle
____D_ goes to a public school every day
____D sleeps in the living room

Activity 4
On the basis of the passage about Li Tong, write or say what actually occurs at each time you see
below.
8:30 a.m. The Grandfather comes to Lis house every morning. He takes Lis daughter to
school.
1:00 p.m. The grandfather takes Lis daughter home for lunch.
2:00 p.m. The grandfather takes Lis daughter back to school

5:00 p.m. Lis daughters last class ends and her grandfather takes her home again.

5:00 a.m. Li leaves home.
6:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Li works in the factory
3:00 p.m. Li gets back home



Activity 5
Retell as much as possible about the passage, using each phrase below.
1. 36 years old. Li Tong is 36 years old
2. lives in awith.in.
3. a factory that makes.
4. is very small.
5. sleep in the one.
6. sleeps in a smallin.
7. going very wellincreasing.
8. a TV, a washing machine, and a telephone.
9. looking for a job.
10. to a public school near.
11. takes her to school.
12. again at 1:00 oclock for
13. back to school at.
14. by bicycle.
15. leaves home at 5:00 in
16. almost an hour to
17. from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
18. some food to work.
19. prepares the food the
20. chicken sandwich.
21. membermiddle classappear in China.




PART 2
Activity 1
Read the text above carefully. Each highlighted phrase is the answer to a question you are
expected to ask. Ask the questions, please.

Li Tong is 36 years old. He lives in a small apartment with his wife and young daughter in Shanghai,
a city with a population of fifteen million people. He works in a factory near the port that makes
telephones for a big demand that exists in the new China. Lis apartment is very small. He and his
wife sleep in the one bedroom and their daughter sleeps in a small bed in the living room. Lis
factorys going very well and Lis salary is increasing. Now he has a television, a telephone, and a
washing machine. His wife wants to work and shes looking for a job. His daughter goes to a public
school every day near their house. Her grandfather comes to their house at 8:30 every morning
and takes her to school. He takes her home again at 1:00 oclock for lunch and takes her back to
school at 2:00. Her last class ends at 5:00. And the grandfather takes her home again. The
grandfather has lunch everyday with his granddaughter. Li goes to work every day by bicycle. He
leaves home at 5:00 oclock in the morning. It takes him almost an hour to get to the factory. He
works there from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. he gets back home at 3:00 oclock. He takes some food to
work every morning. His wife prepares the food the night before and puts it in Lis shoulder bag.
He usually eats a chicken sandwich, but sometimes his wife doesnt have any chicken. In these
cases, she prepares tofu, a popular food made from soy beans. Li lives relatively well in
comparison with the majority of people in Shanghai. He is a member of a new middle class that is
starting to appear in China.


Activity 2
Ask the questions to the answers below about Li Tong. You can follow the text to ask the
questions correctly.

1. ___________________________________________________________________?

Yes, he is 36.

2. ___________________________________________________________________?

Yes, he lives in a small apartment.


3.
_____________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________?

Yes, there are fifteen million people in Shanghai.

4. __________________________________________________________________?

Yes, he works in a factory.

5. ___________________________________________________________________?


Yes, it makes telephones.


6. ___________________________________________________________________?


Yes, they sleep in the one bedroom in their small apartment.


7. ___________________________________________________________________?

No, she doesnt. She sleeps in the living room.

8. __________________________________________________________________?

No, it isnt. It is increasing.

9. ___________________________________________________________________?


Yes, she goes to a public school.


10. ___________________________________________________________________?


No, she doesnt. Its her grandfather who takes her to school every morning.

11. __________________________________________________________________?

No, she doesnt. She goes to school both in the morning and in the afternoon.

12. __________________________________________________________________?

Yes, he goes to work by bicycle.


13. ___________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________?

Yes, it takes him almost an hour to get to work from home.


14. __________________________________________________________________?

No, it isnt. Its made from soy beans.